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Pika

Pika is an AI creative platform from Pika that generates video, images and audio, combining its own Pika 2.5 and Pika audio models with partner models such as Seedance 2.5, Veo 3.1 and MiniMax H3. It suits creators, marketers and developers who want many models behind one credit balance.

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Quick facts

VendorPika
CategoryVideo & avatars
PlatformsWebAPI
Free planNo
Pricing from$10/month
Last reviewed

Best for

  • Creators comparing video models
  • Marketers making product ads
  • Developers wanting one API

Key features

Video Studio

Generates anything from a short clip to a multi-shot video of up to 3 minutes from prompts and references.

Multi-model library

Runs Pika 2.5 alongside Seedance 2.5, MiniMax H3, Wan 3.0, Veo 3.1 and Gemini Omni Flash for video.

Pika audio models

Pika Speech, Pika Music, Pika SFX and Pika Soundtrack, all launched on August 18, 2026, add voice, music and effects.

Extend Video and Color Grade

Extends a clip by generating extra frames, and adjusts the color, contrast and mood of any photo or clip.

Character Studio and Product Shot

Character Studio keeps a reusable character across projects, while Product Shot creates styled product images without a photoshoot.

Pika API Club

A $10/month membership launched August 5, 2026 gives pay-as-you-go API access to 100+ video, image, audio and language models.

Use cases

  • Score an existing clip with Pika Soundtrack so music, ambience and foley follow the on-screen action.
  • Compare Seedance 2.5 and Wan 3.0 output for the same prompt before spending credits on a final render.
  • Build a recurring mascot in Character Studio and reuse it across a series of social videos.

Pricing

Pricing from
$10/month

The Free plan costs nothing but includes no monthly credits, only credit packs you buy. Starter is $10/month with 900 credits, Creator $35/month with 3,150 credits and Fancy from $95/month; yearly billing saves 20%.

Ways to save

  • Yearly billing saves 20%: Starter drops to $8 a month and Creator to $28.
  • Top-up credits last 365 days after purchase, unlike plan credits, and cost 60 credits per $1 on every plan; they work only in Pika Create on pika.art.
  • Cheaper models stretch a balance: a 5-second 720p Wan 3.0 clip uses 33 credits versus 122 for Seedance 2.5.
Prices checked on Oct 12, 2026

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What is Pika today?

Pika started as a playful text-to-video app known for effects such as Pikaffects and Pikaswaps. By 2026 it has become a broader creative platform with separate apps for video, images and audio, and a model picker that mixes Pika’s own models with partner models.

What stands out

  • The pricing page converts credits into output: Creator’s 3,150 credits cover roughly 25 Seedance 2.5 clips or 393 Nano Banana 2 images.
  • Parallel generation limits scale sharply, from 2 videos on Free and Starter to unlimited on Fancy.
  • Developers get a cheaper route to more than 100 models through the API Club membership.

Limitations

  • There is no free allowance, so you pay before generating anything.
  • Commercial rights start at $35/month.
  • Plan credits expire at the end of each billing period.
  • The help center still describes older plan names such as Basic and Standard, so trust the pricing page.
  • Pika’s iOS app was last updated in July 2025, which makes the web app the main surface.

Pika FAQ

Signing up is free, but the Free plan includes 0 monthly credits. You can buy credit packs from $25 for 1,500 credits without subscribing; output has no watermark, yet commercial use is not included.

Creator, at $35/month or $28/month billed yearly, is the cheapest plan with a commercial license. Free and Starter exclude commercial use, while Fancy and Enterprise include it plus a priority queue.

Plan credits do not. They refresh each billing period and anything unused is lost, while credits bought as one-off top-ups carry over and expire 365 days after purchase.

Yes. Pika 2.5 is its current video model, and in August 2026 it released Pika Speech, Pika Music, Pika SFX and Pika Soundtrack. The platform hosts partner models from other labs alongside them.

Your plan stays active until the end of the current billing period, then the account moves to the Free plan. Credits you bought as top-ups remain in the balance and can still be spent until they expire, 365 days after purchase.

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Comparisons

Best AI Video Generator 2026: Runway, Kling, Veo, HeyGen and 13 More Compared

As of October 2026, Runway ($15/month), Kling ($10/month) and Google Flow, which gives 50 free credits a day for Veo 3.1, lead generative video. HeyGen and Synthesia make avatar videos from $29/month, and CapCut, Descript and OpusClip edit and repurpose footage. OpenAI discontinued the Sora app on April 26, 2026.

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Reviewed on Oct 12, 2026

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